No, the Basecamp episode demonstrates why political discourse cannot take place within organizations. The founders of Basecamp did the right things, but the "conversation" spun out of control, because a small cohort of activists would not let go of the issue even after management had apologized and managed to stir everyone up into a frenzy.

It is just like in our society today: activists on the fringe, on both the Left and Right, stir up everyone's emtions and divide us.